What Quilting Frame to Buy
Harvey L. Slatin
various widths of rails for different sized quilts. I've not been able to
decide which one to purchase. Have considered the Grace, Jasmine, and
Hinterberg.
If anyone out there is pleased with any particular model, I'd love to know
about it. Is any one better than another? I would prefer a finished frame,
rather than one that is unvarnished.
I did read a response to Lori Peters question about the hoop, with regards
to bad customer service from Jasmine. That might put me off completely so I
would not buy a Jasmine.
Thanks for your help.
Anne Slatin
Upstate NY
S. Bass
I have a Pleasant Mountain "Tri-lite" - an older model - quilt frame. Made
by Pleasant Mountain Woodworks in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. PM makes some lovely
3-rail finished frames equipped with lights!. I have craft, queen, and king
(extender) rails. I'm sure they will send you a brochure if you call at
1-800-441-9168. They do advertise from time to time in Quilting Today. Not
affiliated, just a happy customer.
Suzanne
Houston, Texas
Harvey L. Slatin wrote in message <82c2bl$ph$1...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>...
mlm
Hi! This is my first post, but I had to jump in on this. I live in West
Bend, Wis., and have a Hinterberg. We have the 3-rail kit one, the others
are beautiful and the customer service is great(no I don't work there or
anything) We lived somewhere else, out of state, when I first got mine, and
when we moved here, into a smaller place, I called for another kit of
ratchets and such, for another set of smaller poles, and they were so
accomodating, especially since they are not used to walk-in pickups. I think
the additional set of ratchets was only about $15, and then the cost of
piping, etc., but all that could be purchased as your size needs change. Let
me know if you have any questions-
Julianne Morrison
jk...@yahoo.com (I read rctq on my husband's acct.)
Harvey L. Slatin <sla...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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Smercado
I received the catalog for the Hinterberg and liked the build it
yourself kit (that's the one your talking about??). I haven't bought a
frame because my quilting is terrible. My last project (pieceful wreath)
was quilted (by machine) and it came out really nice so I just might
give quilting my tops another try. My hand quilting is another story. I
just feel that at some point I will need a quilting frame (so I can feel
like a quilter) :)
I might consider the kit when I realize I have a hole in my decor and
need something big to fill it ;)
Starlady
R. E. Wicker
I started out quilting with a large hoop in my la-p; then I went to
the floor Q-snap about 2 1/2 ft by four feet. neither one of those
methods worked very smoothly for me. Now I have an EZ-Grace Frame 96
inches long with three rollers for handling the sandwich. It is much
better, but I probably would do better with the next larger size as
all my quilts seem to be more than 96". Anyway, the EZ Grace is less
expensive than many of the larger frames. It cost a bit over two
hundred where some of the others are over four hundred. This one is
easy to sit by and quilt for several hours at a time. I did get an
adjustable office chair to get my body in proper alignment.
Rhoda
rewi...@att.net
http://home.att.net/~rewicker
http://home.att.net/~wickerworks
On Mon, 06 Dec 1999 11:40:04 -0500, Smercado <smer...@progress.com>
wrote:
Barry Hopkins
beautiful maple. He installed 10foot poles because I like to make large
quilts. It did take up a lot of room while I was quilting, but because
there was no basting involved I was able to handquilt a queen-sized quilt in
4 weeks in only evenings. For the holidays we have dismantled it and stored
it in another room. I recommend it thoroughly.
Chris Hopkins
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Mary Yohn
they are well-engineered and made with strong poles. (Some brands use
wood that warps under the strain of stretched quilts.)
I got a 4-rail Grace frame, but wish now that I had gotten a
Hinterberg. One thing I didn't realize about the Grace rails is that
you have to bolt different pieces together to get the different widths;
I believe the Hinterberg poles are all separate, one-piece affairs.
Also, the Grace is made of very strong, thick, laminated plywood but is
not exactly what I would consider furniture quality. I saw a Hinterberg
frame once in a store, and it was furniture quality. I'm not sure if
the Grace is available finished; mine was not, but I may have specified
that when I ordered (don't remember).
Mary
mjjs...@gmail.com
> I have decided to purchase a quilting frame, one that will accommodate
> various widths of rails for different sized quilts. I've not been able to
> decide which one to purchase. Have considered the Grace, Jasmine, and
> Hinterberg.
>